Our family sadly only stayed in Ann Arbor for 3 months but my son settled into the discovery centre…read moreextremely well with the most fantastic staff support. We were worried, as we have moved around a lot that my son was suffering because of it, but the teachers in orange room made such an effort to give him time and attention that he loved it from day one! The rooms are self contained, as in restrooms, playgrounds etc and very well equipped and clean. They also have access to more toys/ equipment that they rotate weekly so your little one will never get bored. There is also a great room that they use for more physical fun if the weather is so bad that they can't get outside. I was so gutted when we learned we had to move again as I really hoped I'd found a preschool for the next 4 years for both my sons.

My child goes here and we couldn't be happier. I highly recommend this pre school for your kid. The…read morestaff is knowledgable and friendly. Lots of cool activities for the kids.

Best experience ever. Truly a transformational school for both my children. Kindness, as well as…read moremath and reading skills. You can not hope for a better preschool.

Great school, teachers and leadership are exceptional…read more Excelente curriculum with great independence and emotional development for the kids.

AANI has been a wonderful experience for our entire family! As a mom, I have enjoyed being a part…read moreof my kids' preschool experience by being in the classroom with them. I've also learned SO MUCH as a parent, and gained a lot of confidence by learning what is age-appropriate behavior for my kids, and by watching and learning from the other adults around me. I have also enjoyed the social aspect of getting to know other families- there are fun social events and playdates going on all the time. The curriculum is play-based, and within it, there are so many skills that the kids practice that will help them later in their education; kids work on lots of hands-on science, art, and pre-literacy skills, and they are having so much fun doing it. My daughter made a seamless transition to kindergarten after her two years here, and I expect my son will do the same. I would recommend this preschool to anyone who wants to be more involved with their kids' education!

We have had an excellent experience at Ann Arbor Co-op. My son began last year (Fall 2017) after…read morean abrupt move to Ann Arbor from Chicago. At this time he had never had a babysitter or been dropped off with a non-family member. I was definitely feeling apprehensive. Thanks to the warm, welcoming, gentle environment my son's transition was seamless. Seeing him cheerfully and confidently flutter around the classroom truly makes my heart swell. Not only is he academically and socially ready for kindergarten, but he has developed a real love for school and a thirst for learning. AANI was the perfect introduction to school for our whole family. We are looking forward to enrolling our younger son next year.

Green Apple is a gentle, progressive, and amazing daycare experience. The kids are treating as…read morethinking, authentic, and individual human beings instead of a collective. Care is individualized for each child and each child is given a chance to grow and learn in a respectful environment. The kids spend a good portion of the day outside so if you visit and the space seems small it is because they don't spend all day in the building. If it is over 10 degrees they are outside playing. Kids come home exhausted, happy, satiated, and wonderfully dirty. They are fed organic, healthy snacks, and they actually eat them. I almost choked on my coffee when I read the email that my son had asked for extra kale at snack time. Are you serious? It wasn't in chicken nugget form and he ate it? The administrators are working with kids and teachers all day so sometimes it can take a few calls to get questions answered. Don't get discouraged by this. It is worth the effort to get a hold of them and take a tour. As a foster parent I've experienced a lot of daycares and preschools in the area. There is no place in the county that compares to Green Apple.

My daughter is in Kindergarten at Ann Arbor Learning Community and attends the afterschool program…read morethrough Green Apple Garden. Jill and Eric are absolutely amazing people and always treat my daughter as an equal and not a "child". They refer to eachother as "friends" and take a very gentle and realistic approach to how they construct their afternoons. Jill and Eric plan activities that involve mostly items found in nature and encourage the children to utilize their imagination to create fun and educational activities. I'm super excited that Green Apple is offering Spanish Immersion at AALC and will definitely be enrolling my daughter in this awesome opportunity. Thank you Green Apple for providing such wonderful care to my precious girl.

This school is incredible. I cannot say enough good things about the teachers and the experience…read moremy child has had there!

From the owner: Community Day Care (CDC) is a private non-profit charitable organization committed to offering…read morestimulating, child centered, play based programs. CDC's Mission is to educate, guide and nurture each child, while supporting families and creating community.

ELC is Ann Arbor's best kept preschool secret. The teachers have hearts of gold and really love…read morethe kids. They create such a great environment for socializing and learning for the kids and do a great job caring for safety as well. I was nervous about taking my kids to preschool at first, but this program has become dearly loved by my children and I. We have also had a number of different teachers there and all have been incredible, speaking to an excellent leadership and administrative culture in the school.

We are in love with this place!! The teachers are amazing and do a great job with the kids. They…read moreare endlessly patient. I love picking my child up and hearing a little bit about what has happened during the day. They are dedicated to spending time outside. Something really important to me, that ELC does really well, is the way they model language in the class. My daughter wears hearing aids and her speech has improved while there due to them, speech therapy, etc. Every week they send out the theme of their activities and songs they're singing, which is also very helpful.

AAHCDC has earned 5 stars! This school has a wonderful program and thoughtful amazing teachers…read more Children learn and play as well as garden. They have wonderful music, art and Spanish programs for the children. I will be sending my second child soon. So happy here!

Our daughter has attended AAHCDC for two years now. It is a wonderful place with wonderful staff…read moreand we are very fortunate to have a school like this in our community. Every day AAHCDC creates a caring, nurturing, thoughtful, educational, creative, safe and fun environment for the children it serves. It understands what children are feeling and going through, and works with them and their families in wise and thoughtful and caring ways. Music, Spanish, art, reading, play, sensory table, outdoor activities, friendships and support. We couldn't imagine a better place.

I just wanna say Ann Arbor Kindercare has shown great office and staff communication through the…read morecenter, Great Quality, Children are engaged in activity's as well as teachers keeping supervision key. Thank you Keyonte Jones and Faith Griffey for doing a great job for the center each and every day! They provide breakfast,Lunch, snack that gives kids the ability to feel comfortable healthy and never hungry at this center. They have outdoor playground Time and safety is taken well were they watch the temperatures and make sure the child is dressed to the weather and never missing out on learning. What is best at Ann Arbor's Center is there Monthly curriculums. Seeing the children's art work Is amazing and watching them grow Making friends and learning. My daughter Madelyn, has attended Ann Arbor's Kindercare since she was 6 weeks old. I knew coming into KinderCare my child would learn to go from an infant to a toddler in no time. She was in infants and learned to roll talk and walk. Going into toddler A and B she learned to walk so well she started potty training in toddler b on the potty and now in discovery preschool she's officially 3 and she's fully potty trained. The teachers really show how much this job means to them and what it takes to have a child improve. I'm super happy with how much She's grown as a toddler and learning to speak fluent sentences. Most of all what makes me the happiest is they have us bring family photos to stick up on the classroom walls and the child can be at eye level and know I'm in a safe place because my family is right beside me in my classroom As I move to each class as I grow. If Your ever wanting to enroll in a child care center that is learning based Ann Arbor Kindercare, its CLEAN! Teachers are very welcoming and friendly and the management takes high Pride in what they do for work! Thank you again for everything ! I will keep watching my child grow around the center.

Kindercare has been so fantastic for our family. We have to kids attend and both experiences have…read morebeen amazing. They are compassionate, caring, fun, and flexible. We were nervous to go back after all day cares were shut down due to Covid. Ms. Crystal took the time to talk with us on the phone and answer all our questions and made us feel very informed. Now that we have a been back for a few weeks we feel so well taken care of and safe at the center. Our daughter didn't want to go back after being home with us for weeks and now she wants to stay longer every day!

Having moved to Ann Arbor from out of state last year, we faced the normal challenges of finding…read moredaycare availability. After a couple of mediocre months at a very corporate daycare, finally a spot became available for our then 18 month old at Uno Dos Tres, and the experience has been consistently and exceptionally high. From Tanara (the Director's) professionalism, to the energy and enthusiasm of all the teachers, our daughter has adored every day at Uno Dos Tres. A very safe, caring environment, where I only ever see smiles from the kids and teachers alike. Unfortunately we are now relocating out of state, and the biggest challenge for us will be trying to find a daycare anywhere near as perfect as Uno Dos Tres...

From the owner: We are a unique Spanish immersion preschool for children ages 18 months to 5 years old. No prior…read moreexperience in Spanish of any kind is necessary.

My children have attended three facilities in Ann Arbor and two in Germany. (The poor things have…read moremoved around a bit.) We were extraordinarily pleased with our very first day care, but we could not afford to return there when we had our second child and returned from Germany. We then tried another day care in Ann Arbor, and we had a horrible experience. What we love about Little Blue: 1. The staff/teachers truly follows the kids interests. Many schools say this, but this school delivers. It is not unusual to come to school and find the water table filled with dinosaur bones and sand (my child fancies himself a paleontologist) or to find butterflies or fairies around the room to support the enthusiasms of another child. 2. The teachers really love the children. I know. Everyone says it, but it's true. At LBP you will see Kirsten hug a child who is homesick and really wrap that child up in all the love and safeness in the world. Rather than immediately redirect the child (SOP other places), Kirsten acknowledges the child's feelings and assures the child s/he is safe FIRST before redirecting. 3. Natural living/natural playing. Here's the thing: your kids will get messy at LBP. I happen to be a parent who believes getting messy is an important part of play. If you do not believe this, LBP may not be for you. This summer in the preschool the kids have caught and cared for toads, worms, insects, etc., and my older boy comes home with pockets full of mud. The younger one with pockets full of rocks and sand. 4. Care is individualized. LBP is small enough to actually individualize care. Our youngest will move into the preschool at a young age in part because of a big Kindergarten exodus and in part because he's been playing in there with his older brother from day one and he is just as comfortable doing art activities with the big kids as he is reading books in the baby room. LBP may not be for you if you want a school that his highly regimented. While LBP has a strong daily structure (meeting, group time, snack time, recess, lunch, nap, meeting, tables, recess), they will not tell kids what to do. For example, your child's painted "rainbow" will be his or her "rainbow" and it will come from his or her mind--not from an assignment to make a rainbow and not from an expectation to make it look a particular way. Preschool kids will work on letters and patterns and pre-math skills when they are interested and go to the learning areas. This is not done as a whole group activity. If assigned and regimented learning is what you seek, go elsewhere. Kids learn at LBP through playing and by following their curiosity. The materials available support learning at and--when appropriate--beyond their age and ability.

Avoid this preschool at all costs. The school's director Patricia is completely unprofessional and…read moredeceitful. After meeting with staff and deciding to send out child to Little Blue, we were in the process of filling out the paper work when completely out of the blue Patricia called us and said that another child had taken our spot. At no point during the multiple conversations, including the one when we we said, "yes, we'd like to come here", did Patricia mention that we were in danger of being dropped. In fact, when pressed on this issue mulitple times she kept reassuring us that we were in no danger of losing our spot. Including when we drove in from out of state to meet with her and see the school Knowing what I know now, I'm glad we're not using this daycare. They pay alot of lip service about creating a nurturing environment, but at the end of the day these people are as crooked as the day is long. Which is probably why there rates are so cheap compared to other daycare facilities. I would not be surprised at all if there staff was un-certified as well. Be warned.